The Woodlands is a master-planned community and a Census-designated place (CDP) in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population of the CDP was 55,649 at the 2000 census—a 90% increase over its 1990 population. According to the 2010 census, The Woodlands' population rose by 68.6% to 93,847 in 2010. The Woodlands is located 32 miles (51 km) north of Houston along Interstate 45.